Author: UN Global Compact

As we approach 2020 and the decade of delivery for the Global Goals, we must leverage ocean sustainability, not only to protect the ocean itself, but to ensure people and planet can prosper and thrive. We have the knowledge, technology and means necessary to choose a trajectory of sustainable prosperity over a path of degradation and destruction. It is for us to decide and act — and act now.

It is for our generation to demonstrate the stewardship, leadership and determination required to find the common solutions for the future that we want, as envisioned in Global Goals. The 2019 report Global Goals, Ocean Opportunities, produced in consultation with over 300 stakeholders, identified five tipping points that represent a set of tangible objectives to address ocean sustainability challenges.